पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · April 4, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.14 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः।

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत।।11.14।।
"11.14 Thereupon Arjuna, dumb with awe, his hair on end, his head bowed, his hands clasped in salutation, addressed the Lord thus:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya349.92°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra354.67°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala337.25°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha359.40°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati351.83°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra315.18°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani169.63°KanyāHasta P3

Colombo, Sri Lanka — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:39 – 09:11
Yamaganda10:42 – 12:14
Gulika Kāla13:45 – 15:17
Varjyam06:38 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:08 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:39 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:11 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:42 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:14 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:45 – 15:17 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:17 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:48 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:20 – 19:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:48 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:17 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:45 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:14 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:42 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:11 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:39 – 06:08 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°
Longitude: 79.8612°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867190.27
Julian Day2455655.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0102°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.84°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0102°), declination 5.49°, EoT -3.40 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2011-04-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)